Mattress



May 2, 1933.

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Tatented May 2, 1933 $AHUEL YOUNG AND LOUIS YOG, 915 BBQCKTQN,MASSACHUSETTS MATTRESS Application filed January 29, 1931. serial No.512,158.

The invention relates to improvements in the so-called inner spring typeof mattress, and it aims primarily to provide an imvproved mattress ofthis type in which novel provision is made for holding the stufiingmaterial against creeping and disintegration. This stufiing isinterposed between the conventional spring-containing fabric casing andthe tick, and heretofore has usually been held in place only by tufting.Such holding means however, has proven ineihcient, allowing the stufiingto creep and disintegrate, making the mattress not only uncomfortablebut short-lived. This difficulty is efi'ective- 13; overcome by theimproved construction and moreover a mattress is produced which may bemore easily manufactured and moreover can be easily repaired ifnecessary. The stufiing material is contained in a plurality ofsubstantially flat tubes which jointly form a covering for thespring-containing casing, and as the stufling material is well confinedin said tubes, materials such as kapok which cannot be properly held bytuftin may well be used in the manufacture 0% the improved structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedstructure in which the major portion of the mattress may yielddownwardly without materially afi'ecting the padding around the edge ofthe mattress, allowing this paddingto retain its shape over a longperiod.

Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing is a sectional perspective view of amattress constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional perspective view of a number of the stuffed tubes.

A preferred construction has been illustrated and will be specificallydescribed, with the understanding however that within the scope of theinvention as claimed, minor variations may be made.

) The mattress embodies a substantially fiat fabric casing 3 dividedinto pockets4 and containing coiled springs 5, no claim being made tothe elements 3, d and 5 aside from the other structural features hereindescribed.

Flat pads formed of substantially flat fabric tubes 6 stuflz'ed withkapok or other appropriate stufing 7 lie against the upper and lowersides of the casing 3, said tubes 6 being in edge-to-edge relation witheach other and the outermost edges 8 of the outermost of said tubes 6,being flush with the outer edge wall 9 of said casing 3. An additionalsubstantially fiat fabric tube 10 is disposed on edge and extendsentirely around the periphery of the structure so far described, theinner wall 11 of said tube 10 lying against the edge wall 9 of thecasing 3 and against the outer walls 8 of the tubes 6. This tube 10 isstufied with kapok or other appropriate stufiing 12. When a person islying upon the mattress near the stufi'ed tube 10, the two pads (formedof the stuffed tubes 6), the casing 3 and the springs 5 may all yielddownwardly, and in so doing, said pads and easing mayslide with respectto the tube 10. The latter is thus substantially unaf fected and willremain in proper shape, so that even over a long period of use, theperipheral portion of the mattress will retain substantially itsoriginal shape, unless otherwise abused.

A conventional tick 13 lies against the outwardly presented sides of thetubes 6 and 10, and the corners'of said tick are stitched at 14 to thecorners of the stuffed tubes 10, providing roll edging 15 for themattress.

In providing both the upper andthe lower layers of stufi'ed tubes, weprefer to employ the construction shown. A sheet 16 of fabric isprovided to lie against the top or bottom wall of the tick 13, as thecase may be, and additional sheet material 17 is stitched at 18 to saidsheet 16 co-operating therewith in forming the tubes 6. Thus, the tubesare all connected at their outer sides and none of them so can depresswithout correspondingly moving connected portions of adjacent tubes.More- .over, a smoother surface is imparted to the vides an unusuallyyieldable and comfortable corners of said peripheral tube, providingmattress and one which will possess long life. roll edging, \Vhile thedetails disclosed are preferably fol- In testimony whereof we aflix oursignalowed as above stated, attention-is again intures'. vited to thefact that variations may be made SAMUEL YOUNG.

within the scope of the invention as claimed. LOUIS YOUNG.

What is claimed is l. A mattress comprising a spring-containing flexiblecasing of fiat form and having a 10 vertically straight peripheral edgewall, flexible transversely rectangular top and bottom tubes disposedagainst the upper and lower sides of said casing, said tubes havingvertically straight edge walls for contact with 15 each other, the outervertically straight edge walls of the outermost of said top and bottomtubes being flush with said vertically straight peripheral edgewall ofsaid casing, a flat flexible peripheral tube separate from said 20 topand bottom tubes, said peripheral tube standing on edge and having avertically straight inner wall lying slidably against said verticallystraight peripheral edge wall of said casing and lying slidably againstsaid 25 vertically straight outer edge walls of said outermost of thetop and bottom tubes, the upper and lower edges of said peripheral tubebeing flush with the outer sides of said outermost of said top andbottom tubes, stufling in 30 all of said tubes, a tick lying against theoutwardly exposed sides of all of said tubes, and stitching connectingthe corners of said tick with the outer corners of said peripheral tube,providing roll edging. 35 2. A mattress comprising a tick having flattop and bottom sides, flexible sheets each disposed substantiallythroughout its area in a horizontal plane, said sheets lying against theinner faces of said flat top and bottom sides. 40 of said tick, flexiblesheet material 'at the sides of said flexible sheets remote from saidtick, said sheet material being secured to said sheets on parallel linesand co-acting therewith in forming a plurality of transversely 45rectangular tubes having vertically straight edge Walls for contact witheach other, a flat flexible spring-containing casing having its upperand lower sides disposed against the inner horizontal side walls of saidtubes, said casin g having a vertically straight peripheral edge wallflush with the outermost of the vertically straight edge walls of saidtubes, a flat flexible peripheral tube separate from the aforesaidtubes, said peripheral tube standing on edge and having a verticallystraight inner wall' lying slidably against said vertically straightedge walls of the first named tubes and slidably against said verti- 60cally straight peripheral wall of said casing,

the upper and lower edges of said peripheral tube being flush with theouter horizontal side walls of the first named tubes, stuffing in all ofsaid tubes, and stitching connecting the 65 corners of the aforesaidtick with the outer

